Subrata Mitra (Bangla: সুব্রত মিত্র, 12 October, 1930 – 7 December, 2001) was an Indian cinematographer. Acclaimed for his work in the Apu Trilogy, Mitra is often considered one of the greatest of Indian cinematographers. Mitra began his career as a cinematographer with Satyajit Ray, the legendary Indian film maker and continued to work with him for many of his films. He introduced the concept of ‘Bounce Lighting’ in Motion Picture Photography while working on Satyjit Ray’s masterpiece Pather Panchali.

Filmography

• 1955: Pather Panchali - Directed: Satyajit Ray
• 1956: Aparajito - Directed: Satyajit Ray
• 1957: Parash Pathar - Directed: Satyajit Ray
• 1958: Jalsaghar - Directed: Satyajit Ray
• 1959: Apur Sansar - Directed: Satyajit Ray
• 1960: Devi - Directed: Satyajit Ray
• 1962: Kanchenjungha - Directed: Satyajit Ray
• 1963: The Householder - Directed: James Ivory
• 1963: Mahanagar - Directed: Satyajit Ray
• 1964: Charulata - Directed: Satyajit Ray
• 1965: Shakespeare Wallah - Directed: James Ivory
• 1966: Nayak - Directed: Satyajit Ray
• 1966: Teesri Kasam - Directed: Basu Bhattacharya
• 1969: The Guru - Directed: James Ivory
• 1970: Bombay Talkie - Directed: James Ivory
• 1974: Mahatma and the Mad Boy - Directed: Ismail Merchant
• 1985: New Delhi Times - Directed: Romesh Sharma

External links

• Biography on Subrata Mitra
• Another biography on Subrata Mitra

References

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